· April, 2006

Stories about Latvia from April, 2006

Latvia: Dangerous for Russians

  25 April 2006

All About Latvia writes that, according to one survey, “53 percent of [Russian] respondents named Georgia as the most dangerous country to Russians, while Latvia came second with 29 percent.” Belarus and Kazakhstan are considered the safest.

Latvia: Aivars Lembergs

  13 April 2006

Bob Granico of Publius Pundit highlights the persona of Aivars Lembergs and his political background and aspirations: mayor of a Latvian port city Ventspils for 18 (!) years, he is sometimes likened to Aleksandr Lukashenko, but is actually very popular with the residents of the city he's managed to keep...

Latvia: Energy Market

  4 April 2006

All About Latvia writes about energy policy and politics of the Baltic states and how some of them contradict the EU's requirements.